SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No. 22 Saint Leo Lions efforts fell short at No. 6 Tampa in a 19-13 decision. The Lions opening second half offensive surge was met by a late Spartans run to take the nationally-ranked 'W.' The loss moved the overall record 13-3, 2-3 in the SSC.
 
Tied at 5-5, Tampa went on a six goal scoring streak to pull ahead 11-5 at the break. Saint Leo broke out a three-goal run to open the second half to slash the Spartans lead to three. Kaci Archer got the Lions' offense started again leading to a four-goal run to tie the game at 12-12 with 17:38 remaining.
 
Tampa and Saint Leo each netted another goal to bring the game to 13 apiece. Then, the hosts generated a late six-goal streak to secure a 19-13 decision.
 
Stat Highlights

• Leslie Ferguson scored five goals and picked up two ground balls.
• Lexie Walstad netted a hat-trick and picked up two ground balls.
• Kaci Archer scored a pair of goals.
• Delaney Chrisco won 10 draw controls.
• Erin Davis earned six stops in the net after 40 minutes of action.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Leslie Ferguson has scored in every game this season as the team's leading scorer now with 54 goals and as the program's all-time leading scorer with 138 goals in her career.
• Kaylah Walstad built on her all-time career assists record, now with 51.

Up Next
Saint Leo travels to Florida Tech on Saturday, April 20 at 11:00 a.m. to close out the regular season and battle for an SSC Championship Tournament appearance.
 
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